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David Egilman, Doctor Who Took On Drug Companies, Dies at 71

Dr. David Egilman, a physician and expert witness who, over a 35-year span, gave testimony in some 600 trials involving corporate malfeasance, resulting...

Al Gore Thinks Trump Will Lose and Climate Activists Will Triumph

Former Vice President Al Gore was in New York City over the weekend for a leadership training convened by the Climate Reality Project,...

The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say

The world’s coral reefs are in the throes of a global bleaching event caused by extraordinary ocean temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs

A Chinese company targeted by members of Congress over potential ties to the Chinese government makes blockbuster drugs for the American market that...

Four Wild Ways to Save the Koala (That Just Might Work)

It was spring in Queensland, Australia, a season when many wild animals find themselves in trouble, and the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital was a...

Should We Change Species to Save Them?

For tens of millions of years, Australia has been a playground for evolution, and the land Down Under lays claim to some of...

Biden Administration Raises Costs to Drill and Mine on Public Lands

The Biden administration on Friday made it more expensive for fossil fuel companies to pull oil, gas and coal from public lands, raising...

National Sciences Academy Asks Court to Strip Sackler Name From Endowment

The National Academy of Sciences is asking a court to allow it to repurpose about $30 million in donations from the wealthy Sackler...

What Makes Tiny ‘Water Bears’ So Tough? They Quickly Fix Broken DNA.

To introduce her children to the hidden marvels of the animal kingdom a few years ago, Anne De Cian stepped into her garden...

No ‘Hippie Ape’: Bonobos Are Often Aggressive, Study Finds

In the early 1900s, primatologists noticed a group of apes in central Africa with a distinctly slender build; they called them “pygmy chimpanzees.”...

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